Nevada County picayune., 1887-07-20
UNION LABOR RALLY.
Tom McRae Downs Jesse liar.
 per, Their Illinois Champion.

per, Their Illinois Champion.
 Saturday Jessie Harper, of Hi nois spoke here, by appointment and arrangement of uulon lahor leaders. A large crowd was on hand. filling the shed in our park.
 Mr. Harper begun his speech near eleven o'clock and talked for one and three quarters ol an hour. There was nothing new Ill what he said, he using the same old song heard hereabouts so much from the greenback bosses, Ans lev. Jones X Go. He Is a very good stump speaker, but not half the crowd could hear what he said, as his voice was weak, from too constant use we suppose. He made many wild breaks, and en- dorded entire the union labor plat form, including it's proposition to grant suffrage to women, and buy up all the railroads, telegraph and telephone lines, which would cost over four billions of dollars, thus increasing the public debt over four times what it is at the pres ent. Mir. Harper said few sensi- ble things, among them, his oppo- sition to class legislation-said neither capital nor labor should have the advantage of the other, both had rights. Said he had known Cleveland many years as an honest, good man--a conScien- tious, firm man, who followed strictly his convictions. Said ev- cry man should belong to some po- li:ical party, and stick to it through thick and thin-good government was an absolute essential, only to be had through political party. In all this and some other utter ances of his, we heartily concur.
 After dinner Hon. T. C. McRae, replied to Mir. Harper, (arrange- ments having been made for tue Democrats to have speaker) and completely knocked all of "Uncle Jcsse's" props out from under him, laying him out fiat. Mr. McRae gave the facts and figures from authentic sources, showing up Harper's many false statements, on the circulating medium, gene r, al indebtedness of states and mn. nicipalities, and other things. He thoroughly dissected the diseased and patched up union labor plat form, as to buying railroads, vot- ing women, uniting the seventeen different labor organizations into the party. Showed how It was split up and divided on all great questions, such as tariff reform, protection, etc. His speech was a manly effort. and he was often loudly applauded. Sorry we have not space to give more lengthy account oft
 Alter McRae again came Mir. Harper, who again spoke for near, ly two hours. Did not answer or refute a single argument of Mir, McRae, although it was agreed he should coufue himselfto that and not speak but half hour. Our readers can see low fair were the union labor rallNists and their northern champion. Mir Harper. . In his second speech he took cv. cry unfair advantage and spoke ! three times as long as agreed up on.
 The union labor rally, upon the . whole, was what we expected 1t | would be, very boisterous, noisy | affair, with little t0 commend, (ma- l ny, we learn, went away without . getting any dinner.) Mir Harper, their champion, is aa ex- Republi- [ can, cX.GreeDbacker. He run twice | for Congress, d, Republican. in ! Illinois and once as d Greenback. i er, being defeated every time. We ! get this information from the rec. ords, and MT. D. B. Russell and ' others, who came here from III. will | confirm it. MT. Harper makes this tour through the south paying business. Union labor leaders here | made him mp fifty dollars. we learn, which is good pay for few hours work. And he may he paid in oth CT ways. But enough for the rally l and Mir. Harper.